The Community Bulletin #14

What is happening in August?

We had a busy start of the summer holiday with 3 after-work events in Geneva, Lausanne and Zurich. After a short pause for two weeks ?????, things will start again with some exciting events and activities. See for yourself ...

In The Community Bulletin, I am sharing weekly what our members are talking about, what they are doing or planning to do to help develop the Swiss Fintech ecosystem and how you can get involved with other community members.

Here is what you can do??

Join one of our live Experiences

Events are a great way to meet the community and have insightful conversations with peers, in a friendly and welcoming atmosphere ??

Approach our team members ahead of the event if you have any question or just want to know who else will be there ??

1. SFTA after-work in Lausanne on Wed. 9 August from 6:30pm

Even in August, the SFTA Lausanne Chapter has its monthly event... Join to network and exchange on the theme of Fintech, innovation and digitalisation.

Register here?????

2. SFTA after-work in Zurich on Wed. 16 August from 6:30pm

We continue with our Zurich series, third time lucky ...

• Same place (Baryton Cocktail Lounge?on Schweizergasse 8, 8001 Zurich)
• Same time: from 6:30pm until 9:00pm

Register here?????

3. SFTA Zug Meetup: Artificial Intelligence on Thu. 17 August

The SFTA Zug Chapter is excited to announce their upcoming event focussing on the intriguing subject of Artificial Intelligence (AI).

The event will feature several exciting presentations, from top notch speakers:

1?? Business aspects

• Claudio Mirti, Senior Advanced Analytics & AI Specialist, Microsoft
• Stefan Klauser, CEO, Aisot Technologies

2?? Technical/IT aspects

• Fabian Schenker, Generative AI Global Blackbelt, Google
• Arthur Gervais, Associate Professor of Information Security, UCL

3?? Regulatory aspects

• Alexandra Pizzinini, Group Contracts Transformation Head, SwissRe

It will be moderated by Philipp E. Dettwiler, Head Chapter Zug,?SFTA and will be followed by networking in the CV Labs - 16 Dammstrasse 6300 Zug

Register here?????

Missed our recent events? Check who was there????

SFTA after-work in Geneva on Wed. 5 July from 6:30pm

SFTA after-work in Lausanne on Wed. 12 July from 6:30pm

SFTA after-work in Zurich on Wed. 19 July from 6:30pm

Engage in a Collaboration with others

Get involved in our programme of activities and develop new skills and your knowledge, as well as your professional network in the industry.

1. Help us organise a book club to learn DeFi

DeFi is here to stay and will have a huge impact on the Financial industry. Can you afford to ignore it? We don't think so...

We are organising a book club with Felix Hauser?who wrote "Fit for DeFI", a new book where he shares everything you need to know to start your journey in the Decentralized Finance space.

If you want to read this book and lead our book club ????

[email protected]

2. Help us develop our mentoring programme

We are looking for volunteers to help us organise and run a first-class mentoring programme, covering different aspects:

• Providing support to high potential FinTech startups at any stage of development in various areas (business development, technical expertise, regulatory questions, financing, business plan, etc)
• Providing career advice and growth opportunities with fellow finance and technology colleagues by sharing professional and personal experience

The program is open to active members only (individuals and startups). It is neutral, non-profit and inclusive, and is an ideal platform for members to benefit from the experience and network of other members in the Swiss Finance and Technology community and?beyond.

Contact us to discuss how you could get involved ????

[email protected]

3. Contribute a blog article

The SFTA provides an ideal platform for members to have a voice in the Swiss Finance and Technology community and?beyond.

Do you want to contribute an article and share it with a professional audience?

• Content must have a clear connection to the theme of finance and technology with a Swiss focus.
• Content must be factual and of topical interest to our members e.g. opportunities for Swiss FinTech startups, the perspective of investors in Swiss FinTech, regulatory and public policy issues, themes and upcoming changes that will impact the local community, etc.
• Views and opinions are also encouraged.

Contact us to discuss your idea ????

[email protected]

About The Community Bulletin

The Community Bulletin is a weekly publication where I share regular updates from my external activities with the Swiss Finance + Technology Association and discuss my experience at helping building a thriving community.

You can consult the previous editions?here.

I encourage anyone who has any feedback or wants to get involved to leave a comment below ????